After iPad & Slate,Dell Launches Giant Smartphone STREAK !

Tablet war has begun! World's second-largest PC maker Dell’s tablet PC, called Streak, is all set to hit the retail stores. Streak is Dell's bold attempt to grab a share of tablet market which has been witnessing hyper activity from PC makers across the board ever since Apple launched its tablet device iPad.

With some analysts calling it mini tablet or giant smartphone, Dell Streak is half the size of iPad and can also make phone calls unlike Apple’s iPad. Here’s looking into Dell Streak -- Apple iPad’s first big competition. 

Sporting a 5-inch (12.5-centimeter) WVGA screen, Dell Streak features a multi-touch display. However, Streak is smaller than Apple iPad which has a 9.7-inch (24.6-centimeter) diagonal LED-backlit glossy widescreen multi-touch display.

Dell first unveiled its Streak in January, touting the device as a convergence between a typical cell phone and larger tablet computer.

Streak is powered by Google Inc's Android operating system. According to Dell, Streak will launch with Android 1.6. The Tablet is expected to get the latest Android 2.2 update.

The tablet will run on 1GHz Snapdragon ARM-based mobile processor from Qualcomm. 

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After FarmVille & Mafia Wars Facebook gets FrontierVille !

Zynga, creator of "FarmVille" and other hugely popular online social games, has launched a new title on Facebook, "FrontierVille," which features pioneers seeking to tame the Wild West.

"You've gone out into the wilderness to start a new life," said Brian Reynolds, Zynga's chief game designer. "You're actually raising a virtual family on the frontier."
"You can add a frontier spouse, create little child avatars," Reynolds, who led the development of FrontierVille.
Zynga claims more than 230 million monthly active users of its games, which include "Mafia Wars," "Treasure Isle," "Zynga Poker," "Cafe World," "FishVille" and "PetVille" in addition to "FarmVille."

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Innovative Method of Cheating:Answer Sheet's Theft

Employing an innovative method of cheating, a student took his answer sheet of first year BSc paper, home on April,15 only to return it to the examiners on April,16. He claimed that he had forgotten to submit it.

Examiners at Gujarat College have sent the answer sheet to Gujarat University.

The interesting aspect of the incident is that the Gujarat College examiners did not realise the answer sheet's theft and reportedly told varsity authorities that it was a counting mistake. However, the blunder came to light, when the student along with his father turned up next day to return the answer sheet.

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Mysore king's Sword Fetches 5,00,000 Pounds in Auction

Seven years after Indian liqour baron Vijay Mallya bought a sword of Tipu Sultan, a majestic sabre of the Mysore king fetched 505,250 pounds at a Sotheby's auction in London.

The 200-year-old sword was estimated to go under the hammer for 50,000-70,000 pounds. It was eventually sold on Wednesday at nearly 10 times that estimate.

According to the auction house, there are a very small number of sword hilts, such as the one auctioned, which have a pronounced tiger theme that was a mark of Tipu's ownership.

Another highlight of the auction was a rare Indian bronze cannon cast at the Mysore king's royal foundry. This artefact from around 1790 AD was bought by an anonymous buyer at 313,250 pounds.

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How will People React when Sania-Shoaib Play?

Today,15th April 2010 two of the Great sportsperson are getting into the Bondage of Marriage.I want to congratulate them and wish that this would be helpful in making India-Pakistan relations more closer and Meaningful.So,here I go For what may be their future of their Marriage Saga.
Their love match will be like a test match where the couple will be tested on the soil of Pakistan and the marriage will not last more then T20 inning. Already Shoaib like a lose ball was flying from (legal) court to court due to his previous marriage. This time he will not able to captain the batting field and more racket will ensure that maiden over and a innings defeat.

The media, electronic in particular, have missed the wood for the trees in the melodramatic Sania-Shoaib saga. Their focus has been on images of the Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, the Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Shoaib's "first wife", Ayesha, whom he has now divorced.

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BMW S1000RR :Most Powerful 1000cc Bike

The one-eyed BMW S1000RR is out to redefine modern litre-class superbikes, without reinventing the wheel. Please take a quick look at the stunning new motorcycle and asks, "Why didn't the Japs think of this before?"

The BMW S1000RR is a super bike manufactured by BMW Motorrad to compete in the 2009 Superbike World Championship. It was introduced in Munich on 16 April 2008,and is powered by a 999 cc (61.0 cu in) inline-4 engine redlined at 14,200 rpm.

BMW only manufactured 1,000 production models in 2009 to satisfy World Superbike homologation requirements, but will expand production in 2010. It features traction control, has an overall wet weight of 204 kg (450 lb) and produces 193 hp (144 kW).

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India's Most Powerful SUV

Audi brings in India's most powerful SUV in the form of the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI 

When Audi launched the Q7 in India, it immediately set the sales chart on fire thanks to its immense size, space and ability to gobble eight people with ease.

 

Not to mention the brilliant 3.0 litre TDI unit with Quattro which made it a decent off-roader as well. But more is never when it comes to automobiles and so Audi has just come out with a limited edition Q7 powered by the most powerful diesel engine to set foot in India. Just have a look at the specs. Pumping out a massive 340 PS and an earth pulling 760 Nm of torque which is available from as low as 1,750 rpm. With so much firepower available, the Q7 wallops to a 100 km/h in just 6.4 seconds and goes onto a top speed of 240 km/h.

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All About Filmfare Awards:History,Records & Facts.

The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. The awards were first introduced in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards and were initially referred to as the Clare Awards after the editor of The Times of India, Clare Mendionca. A dual voting system was developed in 1956. Under this system, "in contrast to the National Film Awards, which are decided by a panel appointed by Indian Government, the Filmfare Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts." The Filmfare Awards have been often referred to as Hindi film industry's equivalent of the Oscar.

History:

The Filmfare awards were first introduced in 1954. The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony, named after The Times of India critic Clare Mendonca. Readers of Filmfare were polled to decide the winners, and over 20,000 readers spread throughout India participated in the polls; trophies were given to winners of the popular vote. In the first awards function, held on 21 March 1954 at the Metro Thatre of Mumbai, only five awards were presented: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Music Director. Do Bigha Zameen was the first movie to win the award for Best Film. The first winners for other four categories were: Bimal Roy for his direction of Do Bigha Zameen, Dilip Kumar for his performance in Daag, Meena Kumari for her performance in Baiju Bawra, and Naushad for his music in Baiju Bawra.

To celebrate the 25th year of the awards the statues were made in silver and to celebrate the 50th year the statues were made in gold.

Records and Facts :

• Most awards to a single film
  • Black (2005) - 11
  • Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) - 10
  • Devdas (2002) - 10
  • Madhumati (1958) - 9

• Most acting awards - male (Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor)
  • Dilip Kumar (8+0) = 8
  • Amitabh Bachchan (5+3) = 8
  • Shahrukh Khan (7+0) = 7

• Most acting awards - female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)
  • Nutan (5+1) = 6
  • Jaya Bachchan (3+3) = 6

Film Fare Awards 2010 :............

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Hottest phones To Be Launched In 2010

A hotter crop of smart phones will hit the market later this year. Most cell phone manufacturers have unveiled their best models at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress in last one week. When these hotties make a debut in the market, they may make your heart go zoom. Check them out!Gr8 phones.

 Samsung Halo is a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED touch-screen smartphone with an 8-megapixel AF camera. The smartphone runs on Google's Android 2.1 OS. It is equipped with a GPS, Wi-Fi, DivX and XviD support for videos, 8-megapixel camera, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and 16GB of internal memory.

HTC Desire comes with a 3.7-inch capacitive touch-screen (800 x 480), a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and the Android OS. The smartphone supports Flash 10.1. HTC Legend sports a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch-screen display (320 x 480) and the company's Sense user interface. The company also showcased Legend. HTC Legend is powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm processor and runs on Google’s Android operating system (version 2.1). Other features include Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, a 5 mega-pixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack and Bluetooth.

 Sony Vivaz Pro comes with a QWERTY keyboard that slides out from underneath the 3.2-inch touchscreen. The Symbian-based Vivaz Pro is about 2 millimeters thicker than the original Vivaz, allows for video capture in 720p HD, and comes in black or white. It includes an 8GB microSD card and a 5.1 megapixel camera. Sony introduced the original Vivaz last month, and that device is set to be released this quarter.

LG GD880 Mini is a touch-screen handset supporting HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS. The super thin phone features a sleek design with textured metal side panels. Features include a 5-megapixel camera with face detection capabilities and a 16:9 widescreen display. LG also showcased LG GT350. The QWERTY messaging smartphone offers built-in applications for major social networks and sports a 3-inch full-touch screen. LG GT350 also includes real-time push e-mail and will be available in four                              colours.

The two other phones introduced by Sony take their cues from Xperia x10 -- the Xperia x10 mini and the Xperia x10 Pro. Both phones are built on Android 1.6 operating system and come with access to Google services like Gmail, Google Maps and the Android Market. They include a 2.55-inch touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera. The Xperia x10 Pro, however, gets its own slide-out QWERTY keyboard like the Vivaz Pro. The addition makes the Xperia x10 Pro slightly heavier than the mini, 4.2 ounces compared to 3.1 ounces. x10 mini comes in black, pearl white, lime, pink, red, and silver, while the x10 mini pro comes in black or red. The original Xperia x10 debuted in November 2009, and includes an 8.1 megapixel camera and four-inch screen. It will be available this quarter.

Acer launched Liquid E, its new Android-based smartphone (version 2.1). The original Acer Liquid was launched in 2009 and had Android 1.6. In Liquid E, Acer has upgraded not only the software but also provide multitouch support via its 3.5 inch touchscreen with capacitive sensitivity. Acer also unveiled the neoTouch P400 smartphone - a Windows Mobile powered handset. At just 12 millimetres thick it is one of the sleekest WinMo-based mobiles around and should feature version 6.5.3.

Motorola's only launch at Mobile World Congress is Android-powered Motorola Quench. The phone sports a 3.1-inch, 320 x 480 capacitive touch-screen, a 5MP camera and a 528 MHz processor. Other features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and 3G.

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Latest Top 5 World's fastest car

 McLaren F1:   

                                                                                         

Lets start with the fifth one first. MaLaren F1! The name says it all. However what it doesn't say is that it was conceived as an exercise in creating what its designers hoped would be considered the ultimate road car. Though a strange looking car, having the driver's seat mounted in the center and two passenger seats on each side, but to the back, McLarem is the fastest production car ever built, having achieved a top speed of 386.46 kmph, until surpassed in 2005 by the Koenigsegg CCR and then the Bugatti Veyron a few months later. The car accelerates from 0 10 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds.

Koenigsegg CCX:

Next in the list is the Koenigsegg CCX. Launched to mark the 10th anniversary of Koenigsegg, the Koenigsegg CCX has a top speed 395 kmph. CCX meaning Competition Coupe X is equipped with a supercharged V8 engine with a capacity of 4700 cc. The engine delivers an output power of 806 bhp at 6900 rpm and 678 lb-ft torque at 5700 rpm. It can reach from 0 to 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds.

Saleen S7 Twin Turbo:

With a top speed of 399.1 kmph, Saleen S7 twin Turbo is the third fastest car in the world. Packed with a V8 engine and churning a horsepower of 750 bhp, this car can accelerate from o to 100 kmph in 3.2 seconds. Jointly designed by RML and Saleen, this American beauty was introduced to the world in the year 2000. Prior to 2005, the Saleen S7 power output was 550 bhp (410 kW). With the introduction of Twin Turbo model introduced in 2005, the engine was equipped with two turbochargers and power output was increased to 750 bhp.

Buggati Veyron:

For a long time Buggati Veyron held the pride of being the fastest car in the world until Ultimate Aero came into being. With a speed of 407 kmph and a torque of 922 lb, this two door coupe is endowed with W16 engine-16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders fed by four turbochargers. The Veyron can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmps in 2.6 seconds.

SSC Ultimate Aero:

So here we are. With a top speed of 434 kmph, the SSC Ultimate Aero tops the list of world's fastest car. The Ultimate Aero which came with a modified version in 2009 can accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in 2.7 seconds.  With the introduction of the new version, the Ultimate Aero had an increase horsepower of about 15 per cent and churns a horsepower of 1287 bhp.

Source:Times Of India.

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