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Acer’s Multi Touch Laptop – Iconia

Acer has launched a beautiful gadget sensation in the market for all you tech-savvies. Acer has announced its new multi-touch screen laptop, which also features a tablet’s functions. This new sensation is named Iconia by Acer. It is the first of its kind in the market among its contemporaries. You won’t find any physical keyboard on this laptop, eliminating the old fashioned working style.

The onscreen keyboard can be used for typing purpose with the choice of having multiple styles and skins as its backgrounds. The user can use the screen both for watching movies and surfing the net at the same point of time. The working seems, as if there are two monitors on a computer.

Features

The most appreciable feature in the Acer Iconia is its hardware comprising of most developed technologies, and moreover is also powered by Windows 7. It has an Intel Core i5 CPU which has scintillating working, along with it comes the DDR3 memory of 4GB, which is the fastest so far, in the market. The notebook comes with two 14-inch multi-touch screens with resolution of 1366×768 mm. Highlighting these two screens are Intel HD graphics with a decent RAM capability of 128MB. One of the most prominent problems of this product is of cooling displays, as the processor and VGA card produces a lot of heat, resulting in the display screen getting extremely hot. Also the system is compatible with a hard drive ranging from 320 GB to 750 GB.

The laptop also comprises of VGA and HDMI outputs, an S/PDIF interface and an in-built microphone. As far as wireless connectivity is concerned, it has an 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and integrated 3G WLAN, which is almost like the cherry on the cake. It also consists of a gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 and the super fast USB 3.0 jack.

The only drawback lies in the battery department, the 4 cell batteries are a bit too less for carrying off the Acer Iconia. Otherwise the device weighs 6.18 pounds, which is quite heavy, but along with it comes the freedom of enjoying your favorite content on two multi touch screens at a time.

Anna Hazare Strike - A Scripted Reality Show??

(DISCLAIMER: This is just a reproduction of  an array of thoughts that passed through my mind in a logical manner, and I decided to share it. There's no intention to hurt anyone's feelings in any way.)

A thought just crossed my mind about Anna Hazare's strike. Thinking the usual way(or the way it is being portrayed) Anna came to me as  God like figure, who came forward to uplift the future of our nation. Then suddenly.... I started being skeptical about the whole scenario that has been in the limelight in these past few days.

Before moving further lets get some facts cleared to support my argument....

1.2G Telecoms licence Scam

  The 2G scam becomes more aggressive when in its report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)  said rules were flouted when the licences were given in 2007-08 which led to many  ineligible firms getting them. Telecoms Minister Andimuthu Raja was sacked after a report by India's state auditor said his ministry sold licences and spectrum below market prices, depriving the government of up to USD 39 billion in revenues.
  The scandal swept up as high as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had to explain to the Supreme Court why he sat on a request for permission to charge Raja with corruption. The CBI has launched an investigation into alleged corruption at the ministry. 
  Nobody has been charged yet and Raja has denied any wrongdoing. The CAG said Unitech units got licences despite having inadequate capital, Swan Telecom got a licence even though there were monopoly issues and Reliance Communications got undue benefits as it sought permission to offer services under the more popular GSM technology.
  Revenue authorities have questioned Nira Radia, a top lobbyist, as part of an  investigation into whether money laundering and forex laws were broken when the licences were purchased. Nira Radia has denied any wrongdoing and has said she is cooperating with the probe.    

2. Commonwealth Games 2010

  Allegations of corruption over the Commonwealth games 2010  event that took place  in Delhi in October 2010 are being investigated by several bodies including the anti-corruption watchdog, the state auditor, the CBI and a special committee set up by Prime Minister Singh. 
                               
                       Commonwealth games Stadium   
  The Congress-party led coalition government came under fierce criticism for  mismanagement and ineptitude over the sporting extravaganza which cost up to Rs. 70,000 crore (USD  6 billion). Allegations of corruption spanned a broad spectrum including issuing of contracts and purchase of equipment -- from treadmills to toilet rolls. India's anti-corruption watchdog has identified more than 16 projects with  possible irregularities.
  The Congress party eventually sacked Suresh Kalmadi, chairman of the organising  committee, as secretary of the party's parliamentary wing. Aides have been arrested and local media has said Kalmadi could be arrested once  he returns back from a foreign trip.

3.Asdarsah Housing scam 2010

  Adarsah Housing society scam in Mumbai was one of the biggest scam in Mumbai in 2010. Congress party politicians, bureaucrats and military officials have been accused of taking over land meant for building apartments for war widows. The CBI has begun investigating the case when pressure was mounted by opposition parties in Parliament.
  Local media say apartments with a value of USD 1.8 million were sold for as little as USD 130,000 each in the apartment block, which faces the Arabian Sea in one of the world's most expensive stretches of real estate in Mumbai.
  The government has sacked the chief minister of western Maharashtra state, Ashok Chavan, who is a member of Congress.
  The apartment block is also being investigated for several violations of norms,including environmental laws and land-use rules. The government has now effectively taken back permissions allowing owners to occupy the apartments, which are required for water and power supplies, leading to the disconnection of these services.

4. Loan bribery case 2010   The case broke after a year of investigation on November 24 when the Central  Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested eight people, accusing them of bribery  for corporate loans. The arrests included the chief executive of state-run mortgage lender LIC Housing Finance and senior officials at state-run Central Bank of India, Punjab  National Bank and Bank of India. While the size of the scandal is not yet known, local media have reported it could run into hundreds of millions of dollars.   The CBI is probing 21 companies involved in India's booming infrastructure sector for links, but has not named them.  The bribes were allegedly paid by private finance firm Money Matters Financial  Services, which acted as a "mediator and facilitator" for the loan beneficiaries, the CBI said. Companies whose officials have been arrested have all denied any wrongdoing. Individuals arrested have not yet commented. Government officials, including ministers, have said this is a case of individual wrongdoing and not a widespread scam.

5.Satyam Computers 2009   The founder of Satyam Computer Services, one of India's top software firms, resigned in January 2009 after admitting profits were falsely inflated for years.The fraud, estimated at USD 1 billion, was India's largest corporate scandal and was dubbed "India's Enron". With clients abandoning it, shares were hammered down to near-penny-stock levels.   The government stepped in to save the firm by appointing a new board of directors and midwifed its sale to Tech Mahindra. The firm is now called Mahindra Satyam.   The founder chairman of Satyam, Ramalinga Raju, and other officials including the then chief executive officer and chief financial officer, were arrested under several charges including fraud. The cases continue in court. The defendants have said they were not involved in the fraud. Now.... all these scams have hit the ruling party directly, to an extent that it may be removed from power in the next elections. Even the party is shaky about its place in future. Now the question arises... What can the party do to regain the confidence of the public?? And a simple answer to this question would be "Somehow Stop Corruption among its Officials" Co-relating this simple answer to what has happened in the past week makes perfect sense. RESULT of the Strike : Their aim to stop corruption has taken an initiative, and that too involving the local public like never before, thus regaining the lost confidence in the party to some extent. Can this all be a part of a MASTER PLAN ??

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Wi-Fi cars hitting the information superhighway!!

More cars are hitting the information superhighway thanks to new automotive Wi-Fi technology that allows vehicles to become rolling "hot spots." 

Analysts say consumers are warming to the notion of more connectivity in their cars, with "apps" for information and entertainment just as they have with their smartphones or tablet computers. 

"Initially, putting Internet access in the car sounds like a distraction and frivolous but as time passes it will become a part of our lives and we will feel uncomfortable not having access," said Jeff Kagan, an independent telecoms analyst. 

"I think this is going to grow into a vibrant sector." 

Market research firm iSuppli said it expects a surge in worldwide shipments of car Wi-Fi systems to 7.2 million units by 2017, from just 174,000 in 2010. 

Wi-Fi has been around for several years as an aftermarket accessory but many major manufacturers now offer some form of Wi-Fi or are developing it. 

Ford has been offering Wi-Fi in selected models since 2010 and some form of Internet access is also offered by many other major automakers including General Motors, BMW , Audi, Saab and Chrysler. 

In mid-March, Finnish telecom giant Nokia announced the launch of a Car Connectivity Consortium of 11 companies with common technical standards, including vehicle manufacturers Daimler, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota , and Volkswagen . 

Autonet Mobile, a California-based firm that touts itself as the "first Internet-based telematics and applications service platform" for the auto market, has over 10,000 US customers using its CarFi service at $29 a month, said chief executive Sterling Pratz. 

The group recently signed agreements with General Motors and Subaru. 

Pratz told AFP that consumers are looking for better entertainment options for passengers in their vehicles and use Wi-Fi for videos, gaming and social networking. 

"They feel there is a better way to stay entertained in the car compared with the DVD player. They lead a connected lifestyle and when they get in the car they feel disconnected," he said. 

A next step, Pratz said, is other types of applications that can allow parents to monitor speeds of their teen drivers and to find their car if it is stolen. 

Autonet, which started in 2005 and has funding from venture capital firms, only operates in the US market but Pratz says he plans talks with European carmakers and is considering Asia as well. 

In Europe, Audi is using a system from Marvell Technology and Harman Automotive to create a factory-installed mobile hotspot, allowing up to eight devices to be connected. 

"I believe today's consumers want the convenience of seamless connectivity and live content whenever and wherever they choose -- whether in the home, office, classroom or automobile," said Weili Dai, Marvell's co-founder and vice president in announcing the system. 

"Finally, the car is connected to the rest of our lives." 

Saab meanwhile has announced its own system based on Google's Android operating system, dubbed IQon, touted as "a completely new car infotainment user experience." 

The Swedish automaker will allow third-party developers to develop "apps" by accessing 500 signals from different sensors in the vehicle. 

"With Saab IQon, there are no limits to the potential for innovation," said Saab's Johan Formgren. "We will be inviting the global Android developer community to use their imagination and ingenuity." 

Analysts say the market is likely to grow as more applications become available -- for entertainment, navigation or even for diagnostics of the automobile. 

Yet a key question for developers of the technology is whether to offer Wi-Fi as a separate data system or allow consumers to bring their own. 

Ford's Wi-Fi system called MyFord Touch, which is added to its SYNC connectivity for mobile phones and music players, offers no separate data plan but instead allows consumers to plug in their own devices -- smartphones, tablet computers or wireless cards. 

This not only allows consumers to avoid a new data fee but enables easier adaption of a rapidly changing market for wireless devices, said Ford spokesman Alan Hall. 

"We created the ability for a customer to bring in their 3G and 4G devices, and the car can take that signal and turn it into a Wi-Fi signal for four or five passengers in the car," Hall told AFP. 

Ford expects to have this Wi-Fi system on 80 percent of its cars sold in North America within four years, Hall said, and is also launching the system globally next year. 

Doug Newcomb of the auto research firm Edmunds.com said the Ford strategy appears to make more sense rather than asking customers to pay an additional monthly data subscription. 

"Several years ago before smartphones and the iPad, (a separate Wi-Fi system) might have made more sense," Newcomb said. 

"Now, people are saying, 'If I have an iPad with 3G why would I need this in the car, why should I pay for another data plan?'... I think the focus now will be how to incorporate the smartphone into the vehicle."