Google Launch its Web Browser

Google Chrome is a free and open-source web browser developed by Google. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. Chromium is the name of the open source project behind Google Chrome, released under the BSD license.

A beta version for Microsoft Windows was released on 2 September 2008 in 43 languages. Mac OS X and Linux versions are under development.

Mobile Number poratability to start in 2 months

"Mobile users unhappy with their current service providers will soon have the option of switching operators without changing numbers, thanks to the government announcing guidelines for the same. "

it seems there will be a separate service provider for mobile number portability. this will be introduced in four metros in another 2 months

Source
(http://www.expressindia.com/latest-n...months/343396/)

```Cheery Picking for PC's```

The PC is changing. In the last year or so we've seen a significant change in the portable market with dirt cheap, low spec laptops such as the Asus Eee PC taking the world by storm. These devices are cheap because they use low end processors and Linux operating systems but are web-enabled, giving users access to the ever growing number of applications that are available online. The term netbook seems more suitable than laptop. So if you need to surf, email, knock out the odd text-based document or spreadsheet, most people will be more than happy with a $300 netbook. Now a similar change is happening in the desktop market. This week, we're hearing a lot about CherryPal, a low spec desktop machine that costs only $250. The CherryPal unit accesses all its applications through a central server for which there is free 24/7 support. Perhaps, but the likes of Google and other providers of online applications who have been providing services to "the cloud" for some time now, might argue with that. Apple might also have something to say given that it launched the Mac Mini more than three years ago. But the CherryPal still looks exciting, not least because it starts up in 20 seconds and uses only 2W of power.

~The Making Of Orkut~

This guy lost his girlfriend in a train accident....

but the gal's name nowhere appeared in the dead list. This guy grew up n became IT technical architect in his late 20?s, achievement in itself!!

He hired developers from the whole globe and plan to make a software where he could search for his gf through the web..

Things went as planned...

n he found her, after losing millions of dollars and 3 long years!!

It was time to shut down the search operation, when the CEO of Google had a
word with this guy n took over this application,

This Software made a whopping 1 billion dollars profit in its first year,
which we today know as ORKUT.

The guy's name is ORKUT BUYUKKOTEN Yes its named after him only. Today he is paid a hefty sum by Google for the things we do like scrapping.He is expected to b the richest person by 2009..

ORKUT BUYUKKOTEN today has 13 assistants to monitor his scrapbook & 8 to

monitor his friends-list. He gets around 20,000 friend-requests a day & about 85,000 scraps!!!

Some other Cool Facts about this guy:

* He gets $12 from Google when every person registers to this website.

* He also gets $10 when you add somebody as a friend.

* He gets $8 when your friend's friend adds you as a friend & gets $6 if
anybody adds you as friend in the resulting chain.

* He gets $5 when you scrap somebody & $4 when somebody scraps you.

* He also gets $200 for each photograph you upload on Orkut.

* He gets $2.5 when you add your friend in the crush-list or in the hot-list.

* He gets $2 when you become somebody's fan.

* He gets $1.5 when somebody else becomes your fan.

* He even gets $1 every time you logout of Orkut.

* He gets $0.5 every time you just change your profile-photograph.

* He also gets $0.5 every time you read your friend's scrap-book & $0.5 every time you view your friend's friend-list.

Few Tricks With Google

First open www.google.com

now type any one from following in google search box and click on (i'm feeling lucky)

google l33t

elgoog

google gothic

ewmew fudd

xx-klingon

xx-piglatin

google bsd

google linux

google easteregg

3+4 (or something else like 5x3)

answer to life, the universe and everything



remember that u have to click on i'm feeling lucky button not on google searc.

~ Wooden Car By Japan~

Unlike the last wooden car, which was only wood-skinned, this Japanese wooden car is made entirely out of wood. Well, except for the engine and other mechanical parts. The Japanese wooden car was made by a furniture manufacturer, costs $32,000, and is probably the most dangerous car ever.A Japanese furniture makerhas produced a “Wooden Supercar,” which as the name suggests, is made out of wood. The vehicle, which can go up to 80km/h, costs around 32,000 US dollars.

Some Tips.....

SPEED UP UR ACROBAT READER (ALMOST LIKE NOTEPAD)
Do u get irritated when acrobat reader takes 5/10 seconds to load when you want to open a pdf document. There is a way to speed up the loading.
1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)
2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory. (I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste).
Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).
Now your acrobat reader will load very fastand almost as good as notepad..