Sachin's 50th ton!!!

The master blaster proved himself again...!!!
One more record added in the history of cricket by "The LITTEL MONSTER".
Sachin Tendulkar, the first ever crickter to score 50 centuries in the history of test cricket.

 

To silence those who say Sachin plays for records, the master himself trashed those talks on Sunday. "I never think about records. I love to focus on preparation and trying to give more than 100 per cent on the field. I love to play, try and keep improving. If I would have been chasing records, I would not have opted out of few ODIs," said Tendulkar.

However, one can't run away from the fact that Sachin, in fact, is the 'Record Man' of cricket with almost every run-making record having his name inscribed on it. To add to that series, here is a list of some interesting records related to Sachin's Test tons.

- Most 100s against an opponent: 11 v Australia.

- Most 100s in a calendar year: 7 in 2010.

- Most 100s on a ground: 5 at Chepauk (Chennai).

- Most 100s in a country: 22 in India (the most he has scored outside India is 6 in Australia).

- Most 100s on a particular position: 43 at number 4 (he has hit 5 at No. 5 and 2 at No. 6).

- Most 100s under a captain: 15 under Mohammad Azharuddin (in 47 matches).

- Result-wise summary of 100s: 20 in matches won, 19 in matches drawn and 10 in matches lost.

- Break-up of 100s at home and abroad : 22 at home, 28 abroad.

- Innings-wise break-up of Tendulkar's 100s: 20 in first innings of match, 17 in second innings of match, 10 in third innings of match and 3 in fourth innings of match.

NO ONE THERE TO STOP HIM.........

The Diamond Mobile!!!

 

This is the first ever mobile phone designed with diamonds. It consists of 500 diamonds including 2 home buttons.

The cost of this mobile is 5 million pounds.Stuart Hudges (38), lives in Liverpool, in England, designed this gorgeous mobile phone on the order of a businessman known as an Australian billionaire.

Go and get more details on it.......... 

Chrome OS - Releases Today...

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web. Google releases its beta version today.
Click here for more info....

Wikileaks on Trouble...!!!

Wikileaks is near to its end.. Wikileaks founder "Julian Assange" was arrested on 7th Dec for a suspected rape on Sweden. This is due to the release of the secrets of US. But other officials of Wikileaks stated that his arrest won't affect their release of US secrets.
But Wikileaks need some halp as their website being blocked . For more details go to Wikileaks.

Better Blogging Via Mobile phones...!!!

The statistics indicate that small businesses with corporate blogs receive 55% more web traffic than small businesses that don’t blog. That’s why it is so important for companies to explore the possibility of adding blogs to their marketing and social strategies.
Blogging isn’t just writing posts. You have to choose images for your posts, monitor your blogging platform and analytics, market your blog and constantly think about new post ideas.
To keep your blogging activities flexible, there are several iPhone apps that you can use. This allows you to keep up with your blog no matter where you are.
These 16 apps will help you do just that. Add your favorite apps for blogging in the comments below.

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Blogging Platforms

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BlogPress ($2.99) provides complete mobile blogging, including text, images and video. It supports multiple platforms such as Blogger, WordPress, TypePad and many more.
If you don’t need to have multiple platforms at your disposal, there are some apps for specific blogging platforms available. And many are free.
WordPress for iOS (free) allows you to moderate comments, create or edit posts and add images or videos. You can use this app with both a WordPress.com or self-hosted WordPress.org site.
And if you have a Squarespace site, there’s an iPhone app (free) to create and manage your Squarespace site entirely from your iPhone. It also offers “seamless importing” from WordPress, Blogger, TypePad or Movable Type sites.

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Images and Video

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Strong images or videos increase reader interest and engagement, so they’re an important part of every blog post. And there are several apps that can help you find, format and insert them on the go.
Photobucket Mobile (free) allows you to upload photos and videos to your blog, Facebook or Twitter. The app also provides access to a searchable media library, with uploading capability and album management.
Adobe Photoshop Express (free) provides one-finger photo editing. You can crop, adjust, filter and add effects or borders on the go.
CellSpin ($1.99) offers the ability to capture video, photo, audio or text and upload it simultaneously on all of your social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. This could be an easy way to send out photos of the team at a company event to your entire network (at one time!).

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Marketing Your Blog

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Once you have your blog up and running, you have to start marketing it. Some of the best ways to market your blog are via other social media sites.
Twitter (free) provides you with the same real-time search and trending topics you enjoy on your desktop.
If you are looking for more organization, Tweetdeck (free) provides the ability to create groups, manage multiple accounts as well as sync to your existing desktop Tweetdeck account.
Facebook (free) gives you access to not only your personal Facebook account but any company Pages to which you’re assigned administrator access, as well. So you can check your Pages and respond to comments.

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Analytics

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After spending time marketing your blog, it’s only natural to want to see the traffic numbers. Analytics App ($6.99) provides complete mobile access to Google Analytics.
Analytics Pro ($6.99) also provides access to Google Analytics, along with features to export data into reports, as well as grouping and sorting of accounts. In addition, it provides an intuitive date picker for setting the date range.
For a quick check on numbers like subscribers, Twitter followers and page views, Ego ($4.99) offers a single dashboard to check the statistics that matter to you.

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Idea Gathering

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Bloggers are constantly looking for their next post idea. To make sure you don’t forget your best ideas, consider a note-taking app.Evernote (free) allows you to create text, photo and audio notes that will sync with your PC, Mac or Web. A nice feature is Evernote’s search capability, so you can store and catalog a lot of thoughts without losing them.
If you’re already using Microsoft OneNote, MobileNoter (free) can be used as a standalone app or synced with OneNote. It allows you to create notebooks and share your information. This could be very handy if you have a multi-contributor blog and want to exchange ideas among several people.
As the name implies, Simplenote (free) offers a straightforward, easy note-taking app that syncs with your computer. It’s a great place to jot down a list to reference later.
And while we’re talking about ideas, don’t forget to set up Google Reader on your iPhone so you can read your favorite blogs when you’re out of the office. Other blogs are a great source of inspiration.
Writing a blog is hard work. But it doesn’t have to be a burden. Finding a few apps that can make managing your blog a bit easier makes all the difference. What apps are you using to manage your blog? Leave a note in the comments.

New Stylish Mice for your computer!!!

 As the technology grows on, we prefer compact and stylish devices for our use. Here are some compact and stylish mice for your computers.

1. Microsoft Arc Mouse

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The wireless Arc mouse is designed for portability — it folds down to 60% of its full size — without losing any functionality of a desktop mouse. Aesthetically, it’s gorgeously sleek and curvy and there are some decent features too. The ambidextrous Arc boasts six month’s battery life, four programmable buttons and a tidy snap-in transceiver.
Cost: $49.95

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2. Hippus Handshoe Mouse

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The Handshoe mouse is said to fit your hand “like a glove,” with ergonomics the reason behind that curvaceous design. Available in small, medium and large, wireless and wired, and in different colors, the mouse’s hand-friendliness is the cherry on top, as far as desirability goes.
Cost: From $99

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3. Apple Magic Mouse

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Apple’s Magic Mouse brings multi-touch goodness in a seamless, low-profile shell. The input device’s touch controls include the ability to move in any direction with the swipe of a finger and to scroll with two, while the entire mouse is one clickable button. It’s said to be much more intuitive (once you get the hang of it!) than being restricted to buttons and a scroll wheel.
Cost: $69

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4. Intelligent Design Titanium Mouse

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This is about as high-end as computer peripherals come. With a price tag that could cover the cost of a computer itself, you’ve got to really value design to shell out out on this pricey peripheral. If you do, you’ll be getting a mouse made of grade one titanium with a neodymium scroll wheel. It is a thing of beauty — if you can stand to look at it after forking over that much cash.
Cost: 399 Euros (approx $527)

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5. Eclipse Touchmouse

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With a brushed aluminum finish, the industrial looking Eclipse Touchmouse adds an element of touch with a rectangular module on top that boasts four-way on-screen scrolling. In addition, the “quicktouch” tech lets you use shortcut commands (a combination of mouse button and movements) to carry out certain actions.
Cost: $47.99

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BONUS: Logitech MX Air Mouse

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This mouse offers 3D features in its operation with its dual purpose functionality as a remote control, or as Logitech phrases it, “in-air cursor control.” In addition to laser tracking for ordinary mouse movement, the MX Air Mouse offers motion control of your media and scroll touch functionality that is said to be “hyper-fast.”
Cost: $149.99

Who builds linux?

Linux has just released its annual report, Who Is Writing Linux, a rundown of the companies and individual developers making significant contributions to the Linux kernel.One factor that stands out to the Linux Foundation is the growing number of large mobile tech companies supporting Linux development by employing developers who work on the FOSS software.
Typically — and understandably — many Linux committers have come from enterprise-focused IT companies. And those companies, including Oracle, Intel and IBM, still rank high on the list of Linux supporters.
However, this year, the Linux kernel is also seeing a lot of support from companies (and developers embedded at companies) in the mobile page, including TI, Analog Devices, Qualcomm, Nokia and others.
What we’re still missing, however, is a strong showing from companies in the web space. Google shows up as the 14th greatest corporate Linux development supporter, but other large web-focused companies, such as Microsoft and Yahoo, are not present in the ranks of companies that support Linux.
Overall, since 2005, around 6,100 individual developers and 600 companies have contributed to the Linux kernel. Here’s the breakdown (by kernel version number):



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Google Earth 6

Google has announced the release of Google Earth 6. The latest version is available today for Windows, OS X and Linux.

The update includes:

• Integrated Street View - The Google Maps Street View experience is now fully integrated into Google Earth. Pegman (the little guy that represents your Street View position) is now docked alongside the Google Earth navigation controls, where he launches Street View just like he does in Google Maps. The difference here is that you can go from orbiting the earth to standing in front of your childhood home. It may be a little disorienting.
• 3D Trees - While Google Earth has supported 3D buildings for some time, trees were only recently added to liven up the environments. The addition allows those using walking navigations to take direct paths and — as the video illustrates — not walk into trees. It also keeps the landscape from looking like a desolate wasteland.
• Better Historical Imagery - Historical imagery allows users to look at map views of times like Warsaw in 1935, London in 1945 and Port-au-Prince Haiti before and after the January earthquake. The feature was first added in Google Earth 5, but it wasn’t always clear when and where it was available. In Google Earth 6, the date of the oldest imagery will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
All in all, Google Earth 6 is more of a refinement than an outright overhaul, but if you’re a fan of Google Earth, you’re going to want to grab the new version stat. If you’ve never used the service, maybe this video demonstration will change your mind:

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Reviews: Google Earth, Google Maps

"PLAYBOY PARTY" on Facebook

GameStop’s social games publisher Jolt Online has just released its latest Facebook game, Playboy Party. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like.

In a world where it seems perfectly natural to tend to a virtual farm or manage a village of Smurfs, perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised that a game where you get to throw your own Playboy-tastic party exists, yet we are.
After getting over the initial shock and realizing that, “yes Virginia, there really is a Playboy Facebook game,” we did the only logical thing: We played the game for 45 minutes.

Combining the social elements of FarmVille and some of the mechanics of a game like The Sims, Playboy Party can best be described as what would happen if Darren Star (creator of such television classics as Melrose Place and Beverly Hills, 90210) had a Facebook game. It’s over-the-top, trashy and a lot more entertaining than it should be.
You begin the game by choosing and customizing your avatar and then going through a solo mode that shows you how to play the game. The goal is to basically create a kick ass party, making sure that the music is lively, the alcohol is flowing and that guests are taken care of. You can invite celebrities and Playmates to the party, which will help increase your popularity.
If people get too wasted, you need to ask them to leave so they don’t bring down the vibe. Likewise, if the paparazzi, out of control frat boys or the creepy guy from across the street crash the party, it’s your job to bounce them.
As you greet guests and get rid of unwanted people, you earn coins and fame points. Fame points propel you to the next level. When you move on to the next level, you are rewarded with extra items and collectible photos (that are basically bikini shots) and classic Playboy magazine covers. I ask you, in what other game is a 200 pixel copy of the March 1986 issue of Playboy (featuring Sally Field!) a reward?
As far as the “social” elements of the game — you can invite friends to your party and you can visit the party of other friends. You can also send gifts or prank your friends. Pranks mean you send frat boys, creeps or paparazzi to their shindigs.
The game is ridiculous and clearly more than a little sexist, but we have to say, we’re still a little bit impressed. It’s not that the game is fun or addictive to play; to be honest it really isn’t and it certainly is not addictive in the same way as other social games like FarmVille or Smurf’s Village. No, what makes the game work is that it recognizes how utterly inane and stupefying the concept of having a Playboy Party Facebook game actually is. It’s that sort of self-acceptance of its kitschiness, of the campy nature of the game that makes it succeed.
Plus, think about how much grief you can give your friends who do wind up playing the game. That’s a party right there.
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Google's Book Store - Coming Soon

Google Editions, the Internet giant’s book store business promised for last summer, is set to launch before the end of 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports.Google Editions will have a significantly different sales model from most competitors, such as Amazon’s Kindle store or Apple’s iBookStore. Instead of purchasing books through a single online store, Google will let users buy them either from Google or from independent bookstores and then tie them to a Google account, which will enable them to read the books anywhere and on any device they please.
Originally, Google Editions was supposed to launch even earlier in 2010, but that didn’t happen; in May, Google’s Manager for Strategic Partner Development Chris Palma said the launch is slated for June or July 2010.
Now, Google product management director Scott Dougall claims everything is set for a launch by the end of 2010 in the U.S. and in the first quarter of 2011 internationally. “Because of the complexity of this project, we didn’t want to come out with something that wasn’t thorough,” said Dougall.
Google’s partners for the launch, as well as the revenue share Google will offer to publishers and independent bookstores are unknown at this point.
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