Latest Nokia N8 and Apple iPhone’s lost !

It's strange that days after Apple claimed that it's latest iPhone prototype was lost / stolen, Nokia has claimed the same for its new Nokia N8. It's also strange that Apples lost iPhone found it's way to a blog site www.gizmodo.com and Nokia's N8 found it's way to another site www.mobile-review.com. What are the chances of 2 such prototypes being lost almost around the same time, then being found by almost similar review sites ? Gizmodo stripped the iPhone open and did a through review of the new iPhone, you can read it here. This lead to an immediate jump is Apple share prices ! However, apple wasn't too happy,  they fired the employee who lost it, chased the gizmodo editor to return the phone and the cops raided the gizmodo editors office! Mobile-review on the other hand gave the lost  Nokia N8 to a person who probably didn't know much, his review wasn't received well by anyone. Instead of fighting the issue, Nokia raised a sad note on one of its site and decided to fight back by actually launching the phone . If you actually go into details, Nokia's N8 might be a much better phone than the new iPhone. It supports a 12 MP camera and can record video in 720p HD. Thats a first for a good phone. It has larger storage capacity and it looks nice too. The iPhone, on the other hand, just gets some missing features like an additional front facing camera, split buttons for volume control and a better quality microphone. That's the difference  between Apple and Nokia. The bold strategy of Apple and the review of it's new iPhone caused a spike in it's share prices while Nokia's shares dropped as soon as reviews of its new phone were released. It's not just about the phone, its about the hype and Apple knows how to create that. Here are some pics and interesting stuff for the two phones : [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="448" caption="Nokia N8"]<img title="Nokia N8" src=" " alt="" width="448" height="384" />[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="New iPhone"]<img title="New iPhone" src=" " alt="" width="500" height="333" />[/caption] Watch this video prepared on the new Nokia N8 using it's inbuilt camera : Nokia N8 sample video from Nokia Conversations on Vimeo.

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Mac : How to hide finder menu bar

On Mac’s snow leopard (or most other OS X versions), the finder menu bar on top of the screen is fixed and can’t be hidden.

This is not a flaw or shortcoming, its been designed that ways because the finder menu bar turns into an open application’s menu bar so in most cases it is required. However, there are some applications like Firefox or Apple Mail where I really don’t need the menu bar. Removing the menu bar in such applications actual gives me valuable screen real estate that I like to use.

I’ve found a cool way to customise applications on the mac so that finder menu bar remains hidden while those applications are being used.  It works perfectly, the bar appears when the mouse pointer is moved to the top edge of the screen and hides when the screen is in use.

Here’s a small video of how you can change your apps to do the same , before you try it, I suggest you backup the Info.plist file that is edited in the video

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Building online communities for business: Business Credibility Is Different From Social Trust & Friendship

Building online communities for business: Business Credibility Is Different From Social Trust & Friendship

3G and wireless broadband coming to India soon

Finally, the auction of spectrum required to launch 3G services in India is being held. The Governments decision to delay the auction by over a year and half seems to be yielding results. In the seventh day of bidding, the minimum revenue from the spectrum sale has already crossed over $5 billion. This does not include the value the govt. will earn from the auction of spectrum for broadband wireless services. The online auction could last one more week, eventually, the govt. could end up richer by $7 to 8 billion from the sale.

Most telecom operators in the fray for 3G spectrum have already upgraded their equipment to meet 3G standards. After paying the hugh license fee, each operator would like to start generating revenues as quickly as possible. They could easily launch services within 3 - 4 months of receiving their licenses, which means by Sept - Oct 2010, India would see proper 3G services across the country.

3G allows high speed data to be transferred through GSM / CDMA compatible phones. Besides voice calls, 3G users can make video calls, watch TV on their handsets, access high speed internet to receive emails or download music tracks etc. Operators can expect higher revenue per user ( RPU ) which is the basis of their stock valuation. Along with the launch, there will be additional revenue generation from sale of 3G compatible handsets. It will also create a hugh market for second hand 2G phones that will get pushed to smaller towns and villages.

With the launch of Broadband Wireless Internet, for the first time, Internet users across India will not be dependent on messy cables and poor infrastructure. Also, average broadband speeds are expected to increase from the 256Kbps now to over 1Mbps. With easy wi-fi access and high speeds, India's broadband internet users are expected to double within the next 2 years.
With higher consumer spending and revenues in the govt's coffers, the telecom sector will provide a boost to the nation's economy !

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