Samsing and Android's loss can be a gain to Microsoft

You can almost sense the glee over in the Microsoft camp after Samsung was dealt an overwhelming defeat against Apple.

That's because the jury decision against Samsung doesn't just affect the South Korean conglomerate; it's one that will ripple through to Google and the rest of the Android community. As a result, Microsoft's Windows Phone looks increasingly attractive as a third legitimate alternative -- one that's relatively unfettered by legal complications.

Microsoft may not increase its market share from this incident alone, but it can cruise under the litigious gunfire while strengthening its own position against Apple. At the same time, Microsoft can offer Android vendors a haven of sorts from Apple. The software titan can also take an active role in developing Windows Phone OS as an innovative force, and work with handset manufacturers to create truly unique hardware.

With a lot of handset manufacturers now reconsidering their relationship with Android in the wake of Samsung's defeat, many may look to Windows Phone as a way to hedge their risk and decrease their dependence on one operating system.

At least one person from Microsoft has publicly made clear his thoughts on the case. Bill Cox, marketing executive for Microsoft, couldn't help but to revel in Samsung and Android's misfortune in a short, but telling, tweet.

Maruti Suzuki Setting up development centre in Gujarat

With an investment of 4000 crore to set up, Maruti Suzuki India will set up a skill development center in Gujarat, even as it is trying to restore normalcy at its Manesar plant in Haryana.

The plan was conveyed to Cheif Minster Narendra Modi by Osamu Suzuki (Chairman of the company) during a meeting in Gujarat today.

Suzuki, along with Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Chairman R C Bhargava and Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi, called on Modi at his residence.

"I came to thank Mr Modi because he visited me in Japan, and I came (to India) to attend AGM of Maruti," Suzuki told reporters after the meeting.

Bhargava said Suzuki had informed Modi about Maruti Suzuki India plans to set up a skill development center in Gujarat. Initially 500 people would go to Japan for training to get used to the Japanese culture of working.

"Skill development is another area necessary for the establishment of a new industrial empire... Mr. Suzuki has mentioned about making a scheme by which up to 500 technicians, supervisors can be trained before we start production here," Bhargava said.

An institute would also be set up in Gujarat so that people are trained on how to work in an industrial culture, he said.

Besides, a center to train trainers would be established before starting production at the new plant near Mehsana.

Samsung plans for 65% share in Indian tablet market.

This year Samsung expects to rise its market share to 65% in the Tablet market in India as it expands its product portfolio during this year.

 "We have a 57% market share in the Indian tablet PC market, which we would like to increase to 65% by the end of this year. The market is witnessing strong growth and we expect to capture a strong share on the back of the new line of products that we will introduce in the coming months," Samsung Country Head (Mobile and IT) Ranjit Yadav told to media

The company today launched a 10.1 inch Galaxy Note 800 priced at Rs 39,990. Also Samsung plans to launch more devices in the tablet category in the coming months.

The Galaxy Note 800, extends the Galaxy Note category introduced last year. The device comes with a stylus, 10.1 inch display, 1.4 GHZ quad-core processor, 5 Mega pixel back camera and 1.9 megapixel front camera.

"The tablet PC market was about half a million devices last year. This year, it is estimated to be triple," Yadav said.

"India is one of the first 10 markets in the world where the Galaxy Note 800 is being launched. I expect this device in many ways to fuel the growth of the tablet market in India and help us further strengthen our market leadership in the tablet market here in India," Yadav said.

The device features a unique application known as 'My Education' app, which provides more than 10,000 free educational videos. It includes videos for students from Class I to class XII. It also has more than 800 educational text books.

Shooting outside Empire State Building, New York.

NYPD (New York Police Department) police say five people have been shot outside the Empire State Building.

The good news is that the shooter is dead.

NYPD told the media that the number of dead is still unknown, though initial reports claim that two people have been killed in this mishap. NYPD also added this shooting has no links to terrorism.

Fire Department received a call around 9 am (New York Local Time) on Friday and the emergency units were on scene within minutes.

The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, just beside the city iconic skyscraper and a massive tourist attraction.

Indian driver wins Lamborghini in Abu Dhabi

An Indian cab driver won a 1,29,86,484 Rs prized Lamborghini Gallardo in a lucky draw.

The lucky draw was held at a local shopping mall in Abu Dhabi.

Soupi Abdulla's prized car was plucked out from nearly a quarter of a million entries in a local mall's shop and win draw in Al Ain in Abu Dhabi

To participate in the draw, shopper had to spend more than Rs 3600 at any of the mall's outlet.

Lamborghini Gallardo - The super Car is capable of top speed of 323 kph. It is powered by 5.2 litre V10 engine.

SMS limit increase to 20 by Govt

After checking the use of SMS to prevent spreading rumors which had led to mass exodus of northeastern people from certain states. The government on Thursday increased the number of SMSes to 20 per day with immediate effect.

A notification has been issued by Ministry of Communication that it has been decided to increase the permissible limit of "bulk SMS/MMS to 20 in place of 5 with immediate effect"

It also stated "The other condition will remain the same" There were number of SMSes and MMSes misleading information about Assam Violence hence the decision to Put a cap on number of SMSes was taken. This threaten to people of northeastern origin living in other parts of the country.

Home ministry has asked Department Of Telecommunication (DOT) to implement the order through telecom operators.

Now the 930 million Indian mobile users can send upto 20 SMSes in one go and more than 25 KB of data through mobile phones during the ban period.


The ban came into force after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that spreading of rumors by miscreants had led to people belonging to the north east fleeing from Bangalore, Pune and some other parts of the country.

Noting that the guilty should be brought to book, the Prime Minister had said that at stake was not just unity and integrity of the country, but also communal harmony. "Any miscreant fanning rumors should be brought to book,"he said.

Sony DSC-RX100 now in India

The Sony DSC-RX100 has finally landed in India, according to Sony India. RX100 is an advanced point and shoot camera which has created excitement around the world.

The Sony DSC-RX100 comes with several features which are very unique. The first is the 1-inch, 20 megapixel back side illuminated sensor that Sony claims will deliver low noise performance like no other. We have already seen such a sensor in the mirror less segment, but never in the point and shoot arena. The bigger sensor also includes bigger pixel pitch (3.6 times bigger than a regular point and shoot).

Along with a bigger sensor we also get treated to a lens with a fast aperture of f/1.8 at the wide setting. The Sony DSC-RX100’s aperture assembly comprises of 7 aperture blades, yielding a circular shape that creates pleasing circular highlights in the out of focus areas. There is also a control ring on the lens that can be used to change aperture, shutter speed, ISO or the focus itself, depending on the mode one might be shooting in.

Sony DSC-RX100 will cost Rs 34990 and it comes with 4 GB memory card and HDMI Cable.

Nikon's First Android Camera

Nikon's Coolpix S800c will be the first camera running on Android. The camera comes with Android Gingerbread (2.3) with 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor, a 3.5 inch touch screen, an 10x optical zoom and a GPS. The camera also has a Wi-fi connection wherein users can access and download apps from Google Play. This feature will help users to download photo editing software and games also it will help users to directly upload pics and vids to social networks, remote hard drives.

Nikon Coolpix S800c will start shipping in late September. The price for Nikon Coolpix will be around Rs 18550

Nikon is also launching three other Coolpix Cameras in September - Nikon Coolpix P7700 for Rs 26500, Nikon Coolpix S6400 for Rs 13200, Nikon Coolpix S01 costing Rs 9500.

Nokia Trying to be Leader - Thanks to Asha

Nokia is struggling to revive its smartphone business. However the company is getting good response for the basic mobile phone 'Asha' which it sells for $39. By adding features such as quicker Web and online games to its Asha handsets it is getting popular in India & China. Nokia boosted its share of the basic phone market to 35% in the last quarter. This % is the highest in the last two years.

The basic phone business is profitable and unit sales are increasing for Nokia

Nokia sells more than 70 million cheaper handsets with gives relief to the company. Company's CEO Stephen Elop is trying to stem revenue declines and recover from five quarters of losses.

The basic phone division is also winning over first time users who may stick with Nokia when upgrading to a more expensive device.

 "Nokia's Asha models are selling quite well and that is good news for them since it gives the company a bit more time to get its smartphone business on track," said Teemu Peraelae, who helps manage $1.5 billion including Nokia shares at Alfred Berg Asset Management in Helsinki.

A buyer is benefited from Nokia's strong relation with carriers in growth economies. Asha phones cost less and are getting famous in the developing markets because they resemble smartphones. Asha phones and other low end Nokia models have almost all features like Downloading Apps, Touch Interface, Social networking integration hence they resemble completely like a smart phone.

The Asha 305, retailing at 65, is Nokia's cheapest full-length touch-screen phone. The Asha 311, featuring a faster touch screen and a 1-gigahertz processor, costs 95. The company on average sells basic phones for 31 each, compared with 151 per smartphone. The 305 and 311 are seeing "fantastic traction" among customers, said Sathish Babu, who owns handset retailer Univercell with about 500 outlets across southern India.

New IPAD Robot

How many times you are busy to attend a party or meeting or  meeting friends over lunch - NOW you can send Virtual counterpart.

The Double robot is priced around $2000 and can turn your Ipad into a virtual you.

You can completely control its moves by your own IPAD which includes even height adjusting to make sure you are at the eye level.

The gadget can be used to attend meeting, visit art galleries around the world.

"You can stay at eye level, whether sitting or standing, by adjusting your height remotely, which makes conversations fluid and real," the firm behind the design, Double Robotics was quoted as saying by the paper.

"Efficient motors and lightweight design give Double the ability to last all day without recharging the battery," it said.

The gadget has already been a huge success, with its first run already sold out.

MTS comes up with 3 Android smartphones

These are named as

MTS Mtag 351
MTS Mtag 352
MTS Mtag 281

The above devices come with unlimited data plans.

According to Leonid Musatov, chief marketing and sales officer, MTS India, "MTS MTag 351, MTS MTag 352 and MTS MTag 281 are powered by best in class Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 Processor, running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform and come bundled with unlimited "All You Can Use" High Speed Data plans and local MTS to MTS Calls."

Buyers of MTS MTag 351 and MTag 352 will be able to make free local MTS-to-MTS call, while those who purchase

MTS Mtag 351

Price - Rs 7499
Screen - 3.5 inch touch screen
OS - Android 2.3 (Ginerbread)
Processor - 800 MHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon S1
Battrey - 1300 mAh battrey
Back Camera - 3 megapixel with flash
Front Camera - VGA
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It comes with a 2 GB memory card and has an expandable memory slot upto 32 GB (Micro SD)


MTS Mtag 352

Price - Rs 6499
Screen - 3.5 inch touch screen
OS - Android 2.3 (Ginerbread)
Processor - 800 MHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon S1
Battrey - 1400 mAh battrey
Back Camera - 3 megapixel
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It comes with a 2 GB memory card and has an expandable memory slot upto 32 GB (Micro SD)


MTS Mtag 281

Price - Rs 5499
Screen - 2.8 inch touch screen
OS - Android 2.3 (Ginerbread)
Processor - 800 MHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon S1
Battrey - 1200 mAh battrey
Back Camera - 3 megapixel
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Amazon Kindle comes to India by Croma Retail

Croma, The electronic mega store on Wednesday roped in the world's largest online retailer Amazon to bring its Kindle to Indian Market.

Croma will sell Kindle e-readers to all its consumers through it stores across the country and also through its website.

Amazon is expanding its Kindle Store. The store will be featuring over million books, this includes 100 Nielsen Bestsellers and the best feature is Indian customers can buy E-books using Indian currency and pay in Indian rupees.

"We are excited to be the first retailer here to offer the latest generation Kindle to our customers. This product will be launched exclusively in all Croma stores at an introductory price of Rs6,999," managing director and chief executive of Infiniti Retail that owns Croma Ajit Joshi said in Mumbai.

"We are excited to work with Croma to make Kindle available at retail outlets across the country," Amazon vice-president for Kindle Content Russ Grandinetti said.

Many Fake Indian Twitter Accounts have been blocked; Gov't involvment suspected

Many fake Twitter accounts have been blocked which were accused of misinforming people of India about violence against Muslim.

There are number of news that the Indian Government requested to censor inflammatory tweets but it is still uncertain who is actually behind the block.

There are many twitter accounts which are getting the following message

"This Website/URL has been blocked until further notice either pursuant to Court orders or on the Directions issued by the Department of Telecommunications.

Earlier, in January the government tried to block/censor content of social network which were offensive to Indian culture. However, the current situation is more bad.