Windows Phone 8 review. Windows Phone 8 is here, and while it will be available only on new hardware, rather than rolling out to previous models like the Nokia Lumia 800, it's worth covering in detail what is new and improved and what's not and ultimately whether or not it is worth opting for the Microsoft operating system.
New Start Screen The key focus of Windows Phone has always been the Start screen with its bevy of home tiles that jostle and jive according to the information they pull in. Microsoft Win 8 for mobile to be unveiled today - Money. Microsoft officially launched Windows 8 in Mumbai on Monday.
Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman, Microsoft India and Amrish Goyal, director – Windows Business Group, spoke to media on the sidelines of the event. Microsoft officially launched Windows 8 in Mumbai on Monday. Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman, Microsoft India and Amrish Goyal, director – Windows Business Group, spoke to media on the sidelines of the event. Megapixels: An Astronaut Readjusts To Earth's Gravity. Apple's Scott Forstall ousted over Maps apology. The exit of Apple iOS software chief Scott Forstall was apparently anything but quiet.
Forstall was forced out after he refused to sign a letter apologizing for problems with Apple Maps, according to the Wall Street Journal. The New York Times confirmed the firing, along with the unrelated ouster of Apple's new retail chief, John Browett. The Journal reported that some within Apple considered Forstall a divisive figure who "never fit into the culture at Apple," and who had long rankled other company execs but enjoyed the confidence of Steve Jobs. Bubble-forming super-massive black hole found. Washington: Bubbles in space! Astronomers have discovered giant bubbles in the Universe powered by a massive black hole, with a mass six billion times that of the Sun.
Astronomers used a brand-new radio telescope to produce one of the best images ever made at the lowest frequencies of a galaxy 2000 times more massive than Milky Way, hosting in its centre one of the most massive black holes discovered so far. Say hello to Google's answer to the iPad. We've already seen pictures taken with the upcoming Nexus 10 tablet, thanks to Google's Vic Gundotra .
Now we're seeing pictures of the device itself. Days before the Nexus 10 is expected to make its debut in New York, new images have surfaced purporting to show the device and the updated version of Android it's running on. India Inc cheers Manmohan’s new team. A new team of ministers took guard on Sunday to carry on the UPA government's second innings of the economic reforms with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reposing faith on younger colleagues to step up the pedal on implementing several key measures over the next few months.
Shortly after being appointed as minister of state (independent charge) for power, Jyotiraditya Scindia said his priorities will be to ensure proper electricity supply in the country. Scindia will have to work towards reducing the existing demand supply mismatch and ensure adequate fuel supply to fulfill the country's plan to add 80,000 MW in next five years. Chandrababu Naidu injured after dais collapses. South | Press Trust of India | Updated: October 27, 2012 00:11 IST Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu suffered a minor injury to his back in a freak mishap, when the dais from which he was addressing a gathering, collapsed at Gadwal in Mahbubnagar district late tonight.
The Leader of Opposition, who tried to continue his foot-march after the mishap, complained of back pain after walking about a kilometer. Local doctors, who examined him, noticed swelling on Chandrababu's back and advised him immediate rest. He then discontinued his foot-march and got into his bus for rest, according to TDP senior MLA Errabilli Dayakar Rao. Dayakar Rao, accompanying Chandrababu on the yatra, told PTI over phone from Gadwal that there was "nothing dangerous", but only a swelling on the back.
Why Are China and Japan Sparring Over Eight Tiny, Uninhabited Islands in the East China Sea? Part of our weekly "In Focus" series—stepping back, looking closer.
Why are China and Japan locked in a tense face-off, alarming the world and inflicting substantial economic pain on themselves, over a bunch of tiny uninhabited islands in the East China Sea? Nationalist politics and historical resentments figure heavily in the territorial dispute, as do fish. But there's another potent ingredient: energy. Map by National Geographic In Asia, and especially in China, demand for power and fuel is fast outstripping supply. 11-year-old lost in Mumbai, now lives in police station.
Mumbai: For an 11-year-old boy, the Nirmal Nagar police station has been home for over 10 days now. Everything from food to shelter is provided by the police and the boy returns the favour by doing odd jobs, such as helping with files and running over to the neighbourhood stalls to order tea or eatables for the officials. The boy stays on the first floor, in the officers' room. As the investigating officer is out of station on work related to the case, there has been a delay in transferring the boy to the Dongri children's remand home. The police are facing difficulties tracing his parents and are now asking for media help to identify the boy and his parents or relatives.
Weak memoryThe police said the boy forgets things within minutes, as if he were suffering from short-term memory loss. How Amitabh Bachchan's 'price tag' came between him and Satyajit Ray - Entertainment. 5 Things You Need To Know About The Microsoft Surface. 1.
Windows RT? What Is That? Windows 8 is two OSes in one. The Surface has two models with two different versions of that OS. This is confusing! NASA's New, Stunning Imagery Of Solar Storms. 11 Gorgeous Illustrations Of Science's Biggest Mysteries. Can We Make It Rain With Lasers? We can certainly try. By Derek Mead Posted 10.25.2012 at 3:29 pm PopSci is pleased to present videos created by Motherboard , Vice Media's guide to future culture. China Is Building A Brand New Green City From Scratch. View Photo Gallery A tiny pocket city built from scratch next to a crowded urban center could alleviate some of China's crowding and pollution problems.
A Chicago-based architectural firm designed a master plan for the city, which will be built within eight years and host 30,000 families, or roughly 80,000 people. Click to launch the photo gallery Chengdu Tianfu District Great City will connect via mass transit to Chengdu, a megalopolis of 14 million in southwest China. IKEA furniture to retain Scandinavian style in India - Reuters. Info-tech : BSNL eyes Rs 3,000-crore revenue from new biz. New Delhi, Oct. 25: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has made a blueprint to generate Rs 3,000 crore of additional revenue from new business areas.
This includes leasing out its land bank for commercial development, hiving off tower assets, connecting 1.5 million schools with broadband and setting up wi-fi hotspots across the country. Planet Earth Facts: 50 Interesting Facts About Earth. Antarctica: 100 Years of Exploration (Infographic) After buying Hyderabad IPL franchise, Sun TV Network aims to break even in first year itself. Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) has acquired a piece of land on Halol Road at vadodara for the proposed stadium AFP Chennai: Oct 25, 2012 Even as sectoral analysts are skeptical about SUN TV Network Ltd’s decision to acquire an Indian Premier League (IPL) team at an outlay of Rs.425 crore, a senior official of the media group is confident that the company would break even in the first year itself.
City based SUN TV Network has won the IPL Hyderabad franchise Thursday for a sum of Rs.85.05 crore a year. The total outlay for the next five seasons will be Rs.425 crore. In addition, the company has to bid for the players to form a team involving another sizeable outgo. The IPL governing council met in Mumbai Thursday to open the bids for the new franchise, where SUN TV Network’s bid was substantially higher than the second bid of PVP Ventures, which was Rs.69.03 crore. The announcement makes SUN TV the ninth IPL franchisee.
Antarctic ozone hole 2nd smallest in 20 years. The hole in the protective ozone layer above Antarctica in September 2012.NOAA The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the second smallest it has been for 20 years, scientists said Wednesday (Oct. 24). Stretching to 8.2 million square miles (21.2 million square kilometers), an area roughly the size of all of North America, the ozone hole reached its peak on Sept. 22. The largest one recorded to date spanned 11.5 million square miles (29.9 million square km) in 2000. Opinion : North-South divide blurs at Hyderabad. Biological assets are predominantly in developing countries, but the benefits from the ecological services they provide are global.
Some of the world’s poorest communities live in areas richest in biological diversity and the richest live in areas poorest in diversity of life. Obviously, the frugality of these poor communities has helped the rich reach where they have. Mystery Glow of Dark Matter Halos Fueled by Extragalactic Stars. Stars ripped from their home galaxies as they collide with other galaxies can get slung into giant invisible cocoons of dark matter, researchers say, which might explain mysterious radiation pervading the sky. These findings suggest the halos of dark matter surrounding galaxies are not completely dark after all, but contain a small number of stars, investigators added. In recent decades, satellite telescopes have detected more infrared light emanating from the sky than known galaxies could account for. Romney backs Mourdock as Obama continues criticism. Republican Mitt Romney is standing behind Indiana Senate hopeful Richard Mourdock as President Barack Obama's campaign keeps up criticism of Romney's ties to a candidate who said pregnancies that result from rape are "something God intended.
" Student of the Year first weekend collection at Box Office. Karan Johar's latest Hindi movie Student of the Year has done an excellent collection at the Box Office in India. Rajat Gupta a good man but it was a terrible breach of trust, said Judge before sentencing - World News. New York: US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff, who sentenced Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. board member once widely respected worldwide for his business smarts, to two years in prison and also ordered him to pay a $5 million fine, on multiple occasions gave Gupta credit for his life of philanthropic works.
A Timeline of Rajat Gupta’s Career - India Real Time. Rajat Gupta: A corporate honcho's stunning fall from grace. New York October 25, 2012 | 10:31 IST. Balance of Power - an interactive visualization of US presidential & congressional elections. Felix Gonda - student and gameplay programmer. Here Is What 84 Million Stars Look Like. You're Welcome. In this picture, you are looking at a central concentration of ancient stars in the bulging part of our galaxy. The bulge is full of dust, gas and most of the stars in the Milky Way, which makes it hard to study--astronomers have to suss out stars from crowded, dusty zones and figure out how far they are from us. Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) This Tiny Sticker Is Bigger Than The Giant Samsung Galaxy Note II.
Double-Diamond Anvil Creates Pressures Greater Than Earth's Inner Core. Indiana Senate candidate criticized over rape, pregnancy comments. U.S. Poised To Be World's Top Oil Producer, Part Of 'The New Middle East'. The Bad News: We'll Also Have Their Climate. Listen to Your Intuition, Because Your Body Can Predict Future Events Without Conscious Clues. True Blue Stands Out in an Earthy Crowd. News.google.co.in/news/url?sr=1&sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_5_g_5_0_spl&gid=CSG&bvm=section&usg=AFQjCNHgmh23MOZZRQnM-e5ZXXswMECHtw&did=6471756487780724474&sig2=qHLK6plu75_-0Hn6CwYr9Q&cid=0&ei=3JaHUIipKeaSiQeVnQE&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&authuser=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.
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YSR Cong sniffs plot to kill Jagan. Despite disruption, 'Cameraman Ganga...' earns Rs.52 cr. Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu (CGTR) collections. Pawan Kalyan’s CGTR roars at the US box office. CGTR director Puri apologises to TDP, YSRC, T-activists. CGTR gives in to Telangana demands. Anti-Corruption Crusader Rattles India's Powerful. Nokia Completes Bond Offer to Raise $980 Million. Can Andrea Rossi's Infinite-Energy Black Box Power The World. New Telescope To Hunt For Earth's Twin. Opinion / Editorial : The economics of nature. Colliding Galaxies Provide A Glimpse Into Our Future. Industries threaten strike against power tariff hike. Farm to fork: Wal-Mart faces sourcing challenge in India. Vikram Pandit's journey at Citigroup – NDTV.com Photo Gallery. Exports down: FinMin yet to notify import duty back scheme announced in June.
If Jethmalani can call a spade a spade, why can't others? How to Prove the Value of SEO in 10 Minutes. Organ size really matters to some women. Aamir Khan cancels ad deals worth Rs 150 crores. Hyderabad's last Nizam Osman Ali Khan named all-time richest Indian. Osman Ali Khan: Latest News, Videos, Photos. Can't give any time frame on Telangana: Kiran Kumar Reddy : IBN South News-IBNLive. 2012: The year in space. Paris Motor Show. Daily Infographic: If Everyone Lived Like An American, How Many Earths Would We Need? Why Is NASA Developing Nasal Spray For The Masses? V-Moda M-100 Review: The Headphones That Made Me Love Headphones.
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