Hello Humanoids . Just 30 minutes back ,yes its a breaking news Dave Bort announced on the blog that Android is now Opensource ! Developers can now add their apps and make Android a better OS .
This is probably the largest repository of open source code that has been released at any one time. We have worked on the things we thought were important. But there is still a lot of work to do in all aspects of the platform, from tying it into different carrier networks. multimedia, speech recognition, and the graphic subsystems.
Today is a big day for Android, the Open Handset Alliance, and the open-source community. All of the work that we've poured into the mobile platform is now officially available, for free, as the Android Open Source Project.
You'll be hearing a lot about Android devices. We've all put a lot of effort into the first Android device, and I'm really happy with the way it turned out. But one device is just the beginning.
Android is not a single piece of hardware; it's a complete, end-to-end software platform that can be adapted to work on any number of hardware configurations. Everything is there, from the bootloader all the way up to the applications. And with an Android device already on the market, it has proven that it has what it takes to truly compete in the mobile arena.
Even if you're not planning to ship a mobile device any time soon, Android has a lot to offer. Interested in working on a speech-recognition library? Looking to do some research on virtual machines? Need an out-of-the-box embedded Linux solution? All of these pieces are available, right now, as part of the Android Open Source Project, along with graphics libraries, media codecs, and some of the best development tools I've ever worked with.
Have a great idea for a new feature? Add it! As an open source project, the best part is that anyone can contribute to Android and influence its direction. And if the platform becomes as ubiquitous as I hope it will, you may end up influencing the future of mobile devices as a whole.
This is an exciting time for Android, and we're just getting started. It takes a lot of work to keep up with the changes in the mobile industry. But we want to do more than just keep up; we want to lead the way, to try things out, to add the new features that everyone else is scrambling to keep up with. But we can't do it without your help.
What will you do with Android?
Thats exactly what i wanna ask the developers , what will you do with the Android ?
Hello Humanoids . I always wanted to know : Who is linking to my blog ? Is somebody writing the same content as i do in my blog and not giving credits to me ? If you are a blogger , you must have thought about that several times . In other words , this is also called Plagiarism , well most of the times its not intentional due to most of the immature users here on internet while some of the cases are worth dealing with . Hence , my search led me to :
CopyrightSpot : Lets see how CopyrightSpot describes itself :
CopyrightSpot allows you to discover all the spots where your licensed and unlicensed original content lives on the web. You can use this free service to help develop new business relationships with sites that see value in your writing. It can help with your Page Rank by allowing you to identify attribution links that are missing from sites that are reusing your writing. It’s also a great way for you to track your already licensed material on the web.
Here is what KillerStartups.com has to say about the app :
As the author of CopyrightSpot correctly points out, this service can help the user have a better page rank by identifying attribution links which are missing from sites which are employing his writings without notice. What’s more, the user can develop new business relationships with sites that are keen on the way he writes.
For me its a great way to track my posts , i mean you can see everybody who steals even a single line from you content and yeah remember if you had stolen some data , it shall be displayed in the search results too :)
Give CopyrightSpot a try , and hopefully its gonna be great for bloggers and website owners and remmeber to keep checking this after each post , its gonna be pretty useful for me !
Hello Humanoids . This video is currently featured in Youtube dot com , so i decided to check this out and found it amazing . This video has been made by Vincent Chai for his final degree project whilst studying 3D Animation at the University Of Hertfordshire. I loved the animation , it was perfect . It never seemed a one man animated movie !
This video is about a War in 2045 , i wont say much more , just have a look at the video yourself :
Hope you enjoyed the video , share your views about it !
Hello Humanoids . Hmm ,I am basically tired of people telling me that Bumptop's gonna arrive , its the next big thing and its gonna make your desktop like never before but its been in (invitational ) beta for ages . But my search for an alternative , made me come across this great software :
Real Desktop : Real Desktop gives your ordinary desktop new life and turns it into a Real Desktop. Enjoy the fascinating dynamics with revolutionary graphic rendition on your desktop.
Real desktop has three versions :
Light version
Performance
3D Sound
Antialiasing option
No performance loss when icons are at rest
Uses very few resources
Very efficient, thanks to the "Reality Engine"
Design
Reflective surfaces
Icons surfaces reflect the rest of the environment
Standard version , for this version you have to spend 24.95 dollars
Performance
Support for Multiple Monitors
3D Sound
Antialiasing option
No performance loss when icons are at rest
Uses very few resources
Very efficient, thanks to the "Reality Engine"
Design
Reflective surfaces
Several wastebasket styles
Different themes
Icons surfaces reflect the rest of the environment
Choose any wallpaper to display as a picture on the wall, which is displayed full-screen with inactivity
Different background and icon styles
Integrate your own graphics
Advanced lighting settings
Support
24-hour support
Free updates up to version 2.0
Professional version : For this version you have to pay 38.95 dollars
Functionality
Stack icons
Attach icons on the wall
Arrange icons
Arrange icons to the grid
Fly command with target determination
Automatically rotate icons into normal orientation
Change the size of the icons
Fix icons
File names automatically fade in/out
Show or hide filenames
Picture preview function
Move files directly into folders
Positions backup of desktop icons
Drag & Drop
Performance
Support for Multiple Monitors
3D Sound
Antialiasing option
No performance loss when icons are at rest
Uses very few resources
Very efficient, thanks to the "Reality Engine"
Design
Reflective surfaces
Several wastebasket styles
Different themes
Relaxing ambience with real-time color play
Icons surfaces reflect the rest of the environment
Choose any wallpaper to display as a picture on the wall, which is displayed full-screen with inactivity
Different background and icon styles
Integrate your own graphics
Advanced lighting settings
Support
24-hour support
Free updates up to version 2.0
My verdict :
Fantastic software , totally loved the light version . Imagine kicking the icons with your Recycle Bin ! Fun , eh ? Though the biggest problem is lack of customization . In other words , you cant add or edit any damn thing except rotating the icons, while if you spend a buck on them you get tons of interesting features and this is where Bumptop gets ahead of this application , tragic .
Another bad point is the shiny blue background , darn my eyes .The graphics don't look so cool , this must be an old software but the graphics aren't so bad , but hey we are in 2008 , buzz .
And remember one important thing , the activation key can work on 3 PCs simultaneously !
Remember to have at least 512 MB Ram on your Vista and 256 on your XP otherwise its gonna be tough running this thing !
Hello Humanoids . This month will be full of cricket , scores and records shall fill the newspapers in India , which without a doubt leaves little space for other sports . Why am i writing a post on Sachin Tendulkar today ?
Because , Sachin Tendulkar is the biggest sports personality ever here in India and since cricket is like India's favorite game , there is no way i shouldn't have written this .
Sachin Tendulkar just two minutes ago broke the record owned by Brian Lara for maximum number of Runs ever scored in Test Matches , which makes him the King of Batsmen in this Gentleman's game . One more fact : While Tendulkar took 152 matches and 247 innings to reach the landmark, Lara accumulated the runs in 131 matches and 232 innings.
Here is just a part of all the Records Sachin Tendulkar has :
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) (Marathi: (born 24 April 1973 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India), often referred to as the Little Master or the Master Blaster, is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time next only to Sir Donald Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time next only to Sir Viv Richards.
Tendulkar is the first player to score 10,000 runs in One-day internationals, and has the most centuries in both Tests and ODIs. He is one of the three batsmen to surpass 11,000 runs in Test cricket, and the first Indian to do so.
Tendulkar also has the record for maximum number Man of the Match trophies and yes he has more records than any other place , he has most career run , most career centuries, and highest partnership .
What all happened when Sachin broke the record ?
All the news channels flashed : SACHIN TENDULKAR BREAKS THE RECORD !
Seriously , now we are going to see the same thing for a few days now , sigh .
Oh , back to the question , umm what happened was the viewers at the stadium gave him standing ovation , there were firecrackers which blew continuously for more than 5- 8 minutes and his team members were laughing at the amount of firecrackers they spend on this guy every time he makes a record. Sachin did his traditional " Thank you everyone ! " thingie with his bat .
Sachin sure does a round of applause from everyone who watches Cricket . Great job , Sir .
So , is there anyone who can beat this record ?
Nope , people may be optimistic about Australian Player Ricky Ponting's chances of overcoming Sachin's feat but its somewhat Impossible .
You can read more about his achievements from some Sports website , i did my job of telling you about the records and yes even if India loose this Test Match , there is no body who will blame Sachin . Now he has a reason , right ?
UPDATE : Added a video of Sachin making the Record , have a look :
Hello Humanoids . It's a great news and a moment of proud for people living in India because Aravind Adiga just won a Booker ( Fiction ) for his critically and commercially acclaimed novel : The White Tiger .
So what's the story all about ?
Born in a village in heartland India, the son of a rickshaw puller, Balram is taken out of school by his family and put to work in a teashop. As he crushes coals and wipes tables, he nurses a dream of escape - of breaking away from the banks of Mother Ganga, into whose depths have seeped the remains of a hundred generations.
The White Tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balram’s journey from darkness of village life to the light of entrepreneurial success is utterly amoral, brilliantly irreverent, deeply endearing and altogether unforgettable.
Looks Interesting ! Now i am curious to know about the author himself !
Aravind Adiga was born in Madras in 1974 and was raised partly in Australia. He studied at Columbia and Oxford Universities. A former correspondent in India for TIME magazine, his articles have also appeared in publications like The Financial Times, The Independent, and The Sunday Times. He lives in Mumbai.
The publishers must be jumping with joy ! ?
Obviously , The win is a first for publisher Atlantic; although they had books shortlisted for the prize in 2003 with The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut, and in 2004 with Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor.
The Cover Page Looks like this :
Who all were shortlisted with Aaravind Adiga 's novel for the Booker's ?
Sebastian Barry : The Secret Scripture
Amitav Ghosh : Sea of Poppies
Linda Grant : The Clothes on Their Backs
Philip Hensher : The Northern Clemency
Steve ToltzA : Fraction of the Whole
Indian's seem to do well at Booker's , right ?
Yes ,though partially true . Adiga is the fourth Indian born-author to win the prize, joining compatriots Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai who won the prize in 1981, 1997 and 2006 respectively.
I need Some Facts !
Adiga becomes the fourth debut novelist, and the second Indian debut novelist, to win the award in the forty year history of the prize.
So how much does the Winner and Runner up Authors get ?
The Winner gets jaw dropping £50,000 . Yes read it again and again , after this he would never need a job and would survive the financial crisis that's been going on these days without any worries , what so ever .
The Runner ups ( which are 5 in Total ) get £2,500 and a designer-bound edition of their book . Well at least they got something for free , unlike you !
So that's all about the Man Booker Prize , will keep you further updated with more results . Untill then watch this video where Aravind Adiga speaks on his win :
So that was yet another India shining moment , I hope they keep coming in like this forever !
Hello Humanoids . This internet service is from the creators of FlauntR , yes i blogged about FlauntR in May and since then it has grown for better .
What is Colormailer all about ?
As mentioned in the Title above, Colormailer is an Online Digital Photo Printing Service . You have to register yourself first and then you can start using their services.
This is how Colormailer describes itself :
ColorMailer is an easy and inexpensive way to order high quality photo prints from your digital images. Your photos will be processed on real photo paper and sent directly to your home within a few days.
So what features do i get ?
You can order tons of Services like :
Making your own Photo Books
Enjoy your photos king-size with Posters and Canvas
Make a lifestyle choice with exclusive Fine Art Prints
Custom Calendars with photos for every month of the new year!Announce special events with Greeting
Greeting Cards that are truly personal
Normal Picture-perfect Prints to preserve the good times
Umm yeah , you are lucky enough , the moment you place an order for any of its service , you shall get 30 free prints .
What do you feel about the Website and the features offered by them except Printing ?
Colomailer is more than just a digital photo printing service !You can download the softwares designed by the team at Colormailer from here
The site has a great and easy to use Interface which is great for easy naviagtion and the site is designed of Java hence its design and interface is as awesome as the interface at FlauntR .
Another feature i noticed was Photography Tips and Tricks at the Colomailer Blog , Great stuff .
The homepage leads you to the International version , but its available in various languages so it has an international appeal as well !
Are you still sitting their wondering what to do with your photos stored in your Online account ? Just take a print out of it and keep it in your house somewhere or this could be a perfect gift for someone!
