Inside Google’s High-Tech Data Centers – Where the Internet Lives

Inside Google’s High-Tech Data Centers – 

Where the Internet Lives:

For the first time ever, Google gives us a glimpse of their behemothic storage facilities, where every little piece of data is archived, this is where every article, photo, video, and song sits awaiting to be looked up and generated instantly in search results. The new photos where revealed through a newly launched website, Where the Internet Lives, which features never-before-seen images of eight of Google’s 9 data centers, the places the “physical internet” calls home.

Samsung and LG with full-HD displays

Samsung and LG reportedly preparing 

smartphones with full-HD displays:

Display seems to be becoming a more important part of the smartphone experience. Only recently, HTC had unveiled HTC J Butterfly smartphone, which is the first smartphone with a full-HD display.According to MK news, both Korean smartphone makers - Samsung and LG - are considering launching new smartphones with full-HD displays.

Samsung and LG will be launching smartphones with full-HD active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) and liquid-crystal display (LCD) screen displays in first half of next year.

LG has already showcased a prototype of 5-inch screen with a full 1920 x 1080 resolution. This prototype had 440 pixels per inch. This is quite similar to the HTC J Butterfly, which features a 5-inch Super LCD 3 display with 1920x1080p resolution and 440ppi.

Apple Unveils Smaller IPad to Boost Tablet Rivalry

Apple Unveils Smaller IPad to Boost Tablet Rivalry:

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook introduced a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad designed to keep customers from buying low-cost tablets from competitors Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Google Inc. (GOOG)

The iPad mini boasts a 7.9-inch screen diagonally, compared with the 9.7-inch screen of the iPad, which was also upgraded today. It’s also thinner and lighter, and costs $329 to $659. Shares of Apple, the world’s most valuable company, fell on concern the price isn’t low enough to draw users from rivals like Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS)’s Nook.

Companies' revenue digitisation changing trend of tech spending: Gartner

Companies' revenue digitisation changing trend of tech spending: Gartner

Twelve years ago technology spending outside of IT was 20 per cent of total technology spending; it will become almost 90 per cent by the end of the decade, according to Gartner, Inc.

BANGALORE: Twelve years ago technology spending outside of IT was 20 per cent of total technology spending; it will become almost 90 per cent by the end of the decade, according to Gartner, Inc.

Much of this change is being driven by the digitisationof companies' revenue and their services, the technology researcher said.

The "Nexus of Forces" is leading this transformation. The Nexus is the convergence and mutual reinforcement of social, mobile, cloud and information patterns that drive new business scenarios.

Organisations are digitising segments of business, such as moving marketing spend from analog to digital, or digitising the research and development budget.

Secondly, they are digitising how they service their clients, in order to drive higher client retention. Thirdly, they are turning digitisation into new revenue streams. Gartner analysts said this is resulting in every budget becoming an IT budget. 

Nokia Lumia 610 Review:

Agreed, that Nokia missed the smartphone bus, and all of us can probably go on and on about it. But with the Lumia series, I believe that the Finnish giant has just taken a cab after missing the bus and is trying to get there before the party ends. And by pitching one Lumia device in almost every price segment, Nokia might just be playing the smartphone roulette.

Amid the brouhaha over juicy Apples and endless Android Galaxies, Windows Phone lay forgotten, until Nokia revived it (to an extent). We loved the interface of Windows Phone on the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710, but missed some of the apps and features that we frequently use on Android devices.

A few days ago, the entry level model, the Lumia 610 landed on Smartbuy’s test bench, and I’ve been taking some time off the Android smarties to explore a budget (almost!) Windows Phone.

Nokia launches Asha 308 dual-SIM touch phone at Rs. 5,865

Nokia launches Asha 308 dual-SIM touch phone at Rs. 5,865:

Nokia had unveiled the Asha 308 last month along with a single-SIM variant called the Asha 309. The Nokia Asha 308 features a 3-inch capacitive display, a 2MP camera and microSD card slot. The phone runs on Nokia’s S40 full-touch interface. For connectivity, the device supports Bluetooth and EDGE/GPRS.

With the Asha 308, Nokia introduces two extensions to its cloud-based Xpress Browser platform. The new Nokia Nearby Web app shows search results on a map, to help discover new local places. The second, Nokia Life+, is available across 18 countries and provides access to education, health, and infotainment content.

Also, the Nokia Asha 308 comes with a fluid 'swipe' user interface and an open environment for third-party application development. We have seen the fluid ‘swipe’ interface before when Nokia unveiled the Asha 305 and the Asha 311.

Google Android plans revealed:

A new tablet from Samsung, a new phone from LG, an updated operating and an improved Nexus 7 are among Google’s plans for its event next week, reports suggest.

Taking place on the same day as Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 launch in San Francisco, Google is planning a New York event where it is widely expected to unveil at least one new Google Nexus telephone as well as an enhanced version of its existing Nexus 7 tablet that will add more memory and 3G capabilities.

Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView Press Image Leaked

Nokia Lumia 920 with PureView Press Image Leaked :

This might be the Nokia Lumia 920 , the first Nokia Windows Phone to run on Windows Phone 8 and feature PureView Camera technology. When Nokia launched the PureView 808 running on Symbian earlier this year, it was not clear why Nokia would launch a Symbian phone with latest camera technology in 2012 when it’s primary focus was on Windows Phone . Looks like we should be seeing a Nokia Windows Phone with PureView Camera technology soon.The leak talks about a 4.5 inch Lumia 920 and we can see Carl Zeiss branding on the back .


The lens and flash arrangement seems similar to the Nokia N9 and Lumia 900 and slightly different from the Lumia 800.

Nokia brings Nokia Store operator billing to Vodafone and Airtel:

Nokia has announced that have partnered with Vodafone India and Airtel to offer integrated billing solutions on the Nokia Store in India. They partnered with Reliance to introduce operator billing on Nokia Store last year. This would let users download local and global paid content from the Nokia Store and pay for their downloads as part of their monthly mobile phone bills or have the amount deducted from the pre-paid balance.

Tata DOCOMO launches Deal Zone in partnership with Snapdeal.com

Tata DOCOMO launches Deal Zone in partnership with Snapdeal.com:

Tata DOCOMO has announced a limited period exclusive partnership to launch Deal Zone. It would let their GSM subscribers get SMS alerts on a range of products and services such as restaurants, spas, electronic goods, fashion accessories, personal care products and lot more.
All Tata DOCOMO GSM subscribers can avail an added benefit of upto 15% off on all offers for services like restaurants , spas, entertainment etc and upto 2 % off on product categories like Mobiles, Fashion and Electronics among others featured on Snapdeal.com website.

Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB pre-order price revealed for UK, coming on May 30:

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 yesterday, online retailer Clove UK has announced that they are now taking pre-orders for the 16GB variant of the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy S3 packs in 4.8 inch Super AMOLEDdisplay, 1.4GHz Quad-Core and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto focuscamera with LED flash, Zero Shutter and 1.9MP front camera with HD recording at 30fps.

Opera Mini now available from Samsung Apps store:

Opera Mini for bada and Android is now available from Samsung Apps, Samsung’s dedicated application store. Opera Mini for Android has been recently updated to version 7.0 that brought new features including improved hardware acceleration and NFC support. It was available in the Samsung Java Apps store last year that went to become the most downloaded application in Samsung Java App Store in India and available in BlackBerry App World since March.

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone v1.7 brings Message read status, Typing indicator and more :

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 1.7, that brings new features such as message read status, Typing indicator and also lets you know where friends are messaging you from and if they have seen your message or not. It sends your friends SMS notifications of your messages if they are offline and have their mobile phone number listed on their profile.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Launch Event Live Blog

Samsung Galaxy S3 Launch Event Live Blog:

Samsung Mobile is hosting its biggest ever product launch event in London today evening to launch the Galaxy S3 which is the successor to the immensely popular Galaxy S2. Dhruv from FoneArena is already in London and on the way to the venue, so we should be live blogging the Galaxy S3 launch event for readers who are looking forward to the next Samsung Galaxy Android phone.Hit the link below for the live blog and stay tuned for latest updates. 
Check out our live blog of the Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 which is scheduled to start at 7PM in London or 11:30 PM India Time

Apple WWDC 2012 Annual Developer Conference set for June 11-15:

Apple has announced the dates for the Apple World Wide Developers Conference – WWDC 2012. The conference is set to take place from June 11-15 at the iconic Moscone Center in San Francisco. An guess what tickets are already sold out !  What will Apple announce at WWDC ?

Apple will be hosting a keynote at the first day WWDC during which we can expect some product announcements.We are certainly going to hear a lot about Apple’s next gen OS for Macs known as Mountain Lion. We might also get to see a glimpse of the next gen iOS for iPhones , iPads and iPod Touch.  We might certainly not see a new iPhone at this event but who knows ?

Samsung Galaxy Tab getting Value Pack update in Korea:

Samsung has started rolling out the new value pack for the Samsung Galaxy Tab in Korea as they announced last month in the ICS update news. This upgrade would bring Ice Cream Sandwich-like features such as Face Unlock with Face Recognition for with blinking for added security and more new features.

It would also bring ability to take pictures while shooting video and photo editor. The Gingerbread firmware update is already available in Korea for Samsung Galaxy S (including Galaxy K, Galaxy U) and Galaxy M Style.

Search House Number on iPhone and iPad- Now in India

MapmyIndia Navigator for iPhone and iPad with house number search and navigation launched:

MapmyIndia has launched, MapmyIndia Navigator which is said to be India’s first mobile app with house number search and navigation on iPhone. This app is powered by Telenav, that also offers voice-guided turn-by-turn GPS navigation, moving maps and access to millions of places for easy search and discovery.

Google Docs for Android is now Google Drive, adds new features:

Google has finally launched the Google Drive, and the Google Docs for Android has been re-branded asGoogle Drive that adds new features in the version 1.0.77. The free space has also been increased to 5GB and you can also upload or download all types of file to the Google Drive from the app.

New features in Google Drive for Android

• Quickly find files that have been recently opened, edited or shared with you
• Upload/Download all file types to/from your Google Drive
• Selecting contacts to share with is easier
• Faster navigation of folders when syncing in the background
• Choose text alignment in the documents editor

Download Google Drive for Android from the Google Play Store for free. Google Drive app for your iPhone and iPad would be available soon.

Angry Birds Space now available for BlackBerry PlayBook:

Angry Birds Space is finally available for the BlackBerry PlayBook.  It features 60 interstellar levels on planets and in zero gravity. This has regular free updates brand new birds, brand new superpowers. It is cheaper by $2 compared to previous Angry Birds games for PlayBook.