Mobile World-13: "Motorola's New Camera Phone"

Motorola on August 27, 2008 announced the launch of Motazine ZN5 handset in India equipped with high-quality camera specially designed by Kodak.

The ZN5 is the first mobile phone to combine Motorola's ModeShift Technology and KODAK 'Imaging Technology'.

The technologies redefine the quality, convenience and connectivity of mobile imaging devices.

With Kodak Easyshare software and easy access to the Kodak Gallery1 or other websharing sites, pictures are easily moved off the device, allowing consumers to print, share and enjoy their favourite photos whenever they want.

To be available in India from mid-September and priced around Rs.20,000, Motozine ZN5 will come with a 2-GB memory card and a TV-out cable for easily viewing pictures on a television set.

Motozine ZN5 also has an ultrafast 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus, a Xenon flash, 4 GB of optional external memory and optimised settings for low-light environments.

Excerpt from The Hindu, Madurai, August 28, 2008 ("Motorola's New Camera Phone Offering" by Special Correspondent).

Wikipedia article on "MOTOROLA":

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Dotcom World-15: "Google Launches Mapping Tool in India"

Internet search engine giant Google on August 27, 2008 launched a mapping tool called Google Map Maker in India, which was conceived and developed by its Indian engineering team. This tool allows users to add or edit geographical features such as roads, businesses, parks, schools, apartment buildings and localities among others in the exiusting maps of their city, a release said.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Maduria, August 28, 2008 (From the "Business Page").

Wikipedia articles on "Cartography" (Map Making) and "Google Map":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_maker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Map

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Computer World-10: "Dell Introduces Low-cost PCs"

Dell Inc unveiled four lost-cost computer models on August 27, 2008 desgined for China, India and otehr emerging economies. Prices for the new Vestro notebooks will start at 3,299 yuan ($475) and for the desktop PCs at 2,999 yuan ($440).

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 28, 2008 ("Business" page).

Wikipedia article on "DELL":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dell_Inc

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IT News-3: "Outsourcing and Insourcing"

A recent study by Catherine Mann at the Institute for International Economics, who predicted that 3.3 million jobs would have moved to developing countries by the end of 2015.

On the other hand, jobs in the U.S. increased by six million due to insourcing in the U.S. from other countries.

Excerpt from "Outsourcing is here to stay" by Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Madurai, date and other details not available.

Wikipedia article on "Outsourcing" and "Insourcing":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsourcing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insourcing

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SMS Jokes-5:

"What do u call a woman in heaven"

"An Angel."

"A crowd of women in heaven?"

"A host of Angels."

"And all women in heaven?"

"PEACE ON EARTH."

Courtesy: Chennai Times, June 6, 2008 ("Toons & Trivia")
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Dotcom World-14: "Russia plans Web Addresses in Cyrillic"

Russia will be able to create its first internet addresses using the Cyrillic alphabet next year, communications ministry official Vladimir Vassilieve told Interfax news agency. The move follows a decision by the organisation that regulates the internet to deliver a radical shake-up to the domain-name system. Russia, which currently uses two top level domain names .ru and .su, will be able to create a third in Cyrillic by the second quarter of next year, Vassiliev said.

Courtesy: The Times of India, Chennai, July 1, 2008.

Wikipedia articles on "DOMAIN NAME" and "CYRILLIC ALPHABET":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_Alphabet

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Dotcom World-13: "Yahoo plans to mesh Net and TV"

Yahoo and Intel unveiled plans to make television more interactive with online capabilities. TV viewers will be able to interact with and watch a dynamic set of TV widgets - small web-based applications that complement TV shows.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 22, 2008.

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Dotcom World-12: "Microsoft developing 23 New Products"

Microsoft India Development Centre (MSIDC), which incubated 70 projects so far, is at present engaged in developing 23 others, with special focus on mobile computing and testing tools.

Excerpt from “Microsoft developing 23 New Products” by Special Correspondent, The Hindu, August 13, 2008.

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Dotcom World-11: Wikipedia looks for Top Slot

Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, told the Global Brand Forum in Singapore that he hopes Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, would break Google’s domination of the world’s Internet search engine market – AFP

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 15, 2008

Wikipedia article on “Web Search Engines”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_search_engine

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Computer World-9: Laptop Computer for Rs.4000/-

IIT- Madras and IISc-Bangalore are planning on a Laptop Computer for students which will be available at Rs.4000/-.

Courtesy: ‘Ananda Vikatan’, Tamil weekly, August 13, 2008.

Grateful thanks to Ananda Vikatan.